The Hope pioneer., 1887-11-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Especial to the Hope Pioneer. ]


The year preceding the national conveations,
with the skirmishes that go before presidential
nominations, will give zest to social affairs
during the coming session that will render it
notable when its history is of the records of
the past. The long session will be on and
that it will be leap year when the official sea-
son fairly opens is additional consideration in
Its favor. The fact that private residences
here are quoted as high as $1,000 per month
shows that the Importance of the session is
generally appreciated. The season will be
officially launched, in all probability, this year,
as usual, by the Presidents reception at the
White House on New Years day. This event
will occur on Monday, January 2, 1883. The
next calendarial date Of interest is that of Ash
Wednesday, the beginning of Lent and the
end of the gay season. The White House fes-
tivittes include, at the least, three state din
4 ner-the cabinet diplomatic and iudges-to-
gether with the four evening receptions
plomatic, congressional, army and navy-and
the public reception, aud Mrs. Cegeland'E
weekly Saturday afternoons, and there are but
six weeks in which to hold all. The solution
OF this problem will be the joint task of the
President and Mrs. Cleveland and Coils. La
mont and Wilson, and whatsoever assistance
more they require will be forthcoming frou
the State department. 1t is believed Mrs
Cleveland will not resume her Tuesday anG
Thursday levees which were last year so agree
able feature Of the White House courtesies
The social possibilities Of the cabinet cannot
be so accurately predicted. In the event Of
Secretary Lamar being transferred to the Su.
prene Court circle, to which he and Mrs La.
mar would be accession grateful, that august
social community would be more potent than
ever.
Mr.. John A. Nichols, Of Brooklyn, of the
New York quarantine commission, has been in
conference with Secretary Fairchild relative to
the placing of closer restrictions on the ships
arriving at New York from foreign ports
where cholera prevails. Secretary Fairchild
said to the writer: ''Ths discussion of the mat
ter was general in its nature. No details of
action have yet been agreed upon, as the CON-
mission is not yet itself agreed upon the course
it will take. It desires to 60 as far as it may
in shutting out cholera, and I am disposed to
that end within the law. But mean whiIe
some points of law are to be looked up and
some other matters weighed and determined,
and when I am further advised of the COM
missions position in the premises I'll comnu-
nicate the extent to which the Treasury depart
lnent can support the proposed line of action"
1t is understood that the commissioner held
That inf fo6 bo 4
back upon arrival at quarantine to return to
the countries whence they came
The revival Of the rumor that Don Il. Dick
inson, of Detroit, is to be made Postmaster
General upon the transfer of Col. Villas to the
Interior department follows on the heels OF
Mr.. DickinSon's visit here. The story this time
is widely credited, and Michigan men here as
sert that the offer Of the place has been made
and that Mr.. Dickinson will make known his
decision after conference with his friends at
home.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Morri-
son keeps sufficiently posted, despite his aIega.
tion, ''outo Of politics." to be positive that Sec.
retary Lamar will be appointed to fill the va
cancy in the Supreme Court. When asked
about his opinion as to whether or not tht
Senate would confirm the appointment, ht
simply replied: II cannot tell. I am not
senator. tried to get there once and failed
Some who recall how the senate rejected Calel
Gushing and Attorney General Williams for tn,
Office now held by Chief Justice Waite, fee
sure that the senate, led by the present judiciar
committee, with Edmunds at its head, will, a
republicans, find far more serious objections t.
Lamar than they found to Cushing. Becaus
Mr.. Lamar was confirmed as Secretary of tb
Interior, it does not follow, skeptics say, tha
he would be accepted for the office of justic
OF the Supreme court. Caleb cushing's ap
pointment as minister to Spain was ratified b.
the same senate which rejected him for th
Supreme court
G. S. Young, of Nevada, ex- president of tn
department Of superintendent, National Edu
cational association, is sending out circular
announcing that 'tSenator w. M. Steward, O
Nevada, intends, at the next session of con
gress, to introduce a bill authorizing the ex
penditure of at least SIC, 100000 for the estab
lishment of q National Normal school at Wash
ington, D. G." Papers in support of this ide,
are being solicited 10 be read before the meet